One of the most hilarious things about having a 2 year old is how he takes every thing I say out of context. Last night he wanted a candy cane that my step son left in the kitchen. I don't normally like for Baby C to eat that much sugar but I could tell it was going to turn into a battle of wills. I broke off a small piece and he promptly began to make his Klingon face while he began to chew it.
I told him "suck on it" hoping that all the sugar wouldn't remain in his teeth. I don't know if he didn't understand what I was saying or if he was just choosing to ignore me, but he kept chewing and gave me his "you're crazy, lady" stare.
Fast forward to dinner time. We were eating meatloaf. The kid normally can't get enough of any sort of meat product so I was shocked when he protested and didn't want to eat. He looked straight at me and said "suck on it".
That was the last thing in the world I was expecting to hear. Now when your kid says something outrageous I know you are NOT supposed to laugh. But after the 3rd time of him yelling "suck on it", my husband and I burst into laughter.
I guess I'll have to watch my phrasing in the future.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Thursday, December 27, 2012
The good, bad and ugly of discount wine sites
I love shopping and the only thing I love more than shopping is getting a good deal. I thought I'd share some of my most and least favorite sites.
1) wineshopper.com - I love this site! They are affiliated with wine.com so I'm sure they have enough volume to warrant free shipping on orders over $100. They have lots of specials and daily emails to those who subscribe, so it's easy to make sure you get all the juicy discounts.
2) lot18.com -the one thing about ordering random wine online is that I hate ordering really expensive random wine online that sucks. I really have a hard time cooking with expensive wine that was a great big bummer. I haven't ordered from this site, but my brother in law has and he loves it. None of their sale emails have moved me enough to actually place an order. Might be worth a shot.
3) woot.com has a wine section that's sort of hit or miss. I got an awesome deal on a case of Summerland wine, but sometimes the wine looks like it's one step up from yellow tale. Still... It's a good site to check every now and then for a good deal.
4) invino.com-I have sort of a long story about this website. Here's the short version. I found a 3 pack that looked interesting and was about $30 bucks off retail. That same day I happened to find a coupon on Totsy.com for $50 bucks worth of wine for $25. So, I jumped on it. Turns out, that for that particular coupon, only several wines were the option... and the 3 pack I was looking at was not included. The wines looked... well, just ok. I went for it an bought 2 wines that totaled $50. Then I noticed the $10 buck shipping. Sigh... I hate paying for shipping. The wines were mediocre. There was one cab that was very heavy and ended up giving me a hangover (with a glass and a half). I don't know that I'll be shopping there again.
These are just a few of the wines discounters that I have shopped at. Anyone else have any amazing wine discount sites they would like to share?
1) wineshopper.com - I love this site! They are affiliated with wine.com so I'm sure they have enough volume to warrant free shipping on orders over $100. They have lots of specials and daily emails to those who subscribe, so it's easy to make sure you get all the juicy discounts.
2) lot18.com -the one thing about ordering random wine online is that I hate ordering really expensive random wine online that sucks. I really have a hard time cooking with expensive wine that was a great big bummer. I haven't ordered from this site, but my brother in law has and he loves it. None of their sale emails have moved me enough to actually place an order. Might be worth a shot.
3) woot.com has a wine section that's sort of hit or miss. I got an awesome deal on a case of Summerland wine, but sometimes the wine looks like it's one step up from yellow tale. Still... It's a good site to check every now and then for a good deal.
4) invino.com-I have sort of a long story about this website. Here's the short version. I found a 3 pack that looked interesting and was about $30 bucks off retail. That same day I happened to find a coupon on Totsy.com for $50 bucks worth of wine for $25. So, I jumped on it. Turns out, that for that particular coupon, only several wines were the option... and the 3 pack I was looking at was not included. The wines looked... well, just ok. I went for it an bought 2 wines that totaled $50. Then I noticed the $10 buck shipping. Sigh... I hate paying for shipping. The wines were mediocre. There was one cab that was very heavy and ended up giving me a hangover (with a glass and a half). I don't know that I'll be shopping there again.
These are just a few of the wines discounters that I have shopped at. Anyone else have any amazing wine discount sites they would like to share?
Reinventing me
I had an "ah ha" moment the other day. (I hate that phrase. It sounds like I was an idiot before but now I'm a genius.) My son had to have a surgery right before Christmas and it got me thinking about my own mortality and life in general.
I was in the grocery store and thought to myself ... What if today was my last day on earth? Could I say that I lived life to the fullest and did my best each day?
The thought has stayed with me. I want to lose that pesky 15 pounds. I want to fulfill my dream of having my own company, I want to be more happy than sad, mad or otherwise each day. So here we go... new year, new opportunity. I can hardly wait to see what the future holds.
I was in the grocery store and thought to myself ... What if today was my last day on earth? Could I say that I lived life to the fullest and did my best each day?
The thought has stayed with me. I want to lose that pesky 15 pounds. I want to fulfill my dream of having my own company, I want to be more happy than sad, mad or otherwise each day. So here we go... new year, new opportunity. I can hardly wait to see what the future holds.
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